The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-16

Auo eleNcutu AuHum ItuulVu VI tuU
l26th Regiment OWL, will be held at
Bellaire, Thnradsy, August Is. The time
and place for this reunion were fixed one
year ago, and could not we'll be changed.
The regiment, however, will attend the
Big Reunion at Wheeling on the Goth. 4
The headquarters oil the g. A. r., De-
partment OF Weat Virginia, will be at the
Mcclure House. Work will be begun to-
day fitting up the old Court House for
general headquarters and otlicea for all the
committees. H1r
RRcIrTioN COMMITTEE DETAILS. q
Hon, George W. Atkinson. chairman OF
the Committee on Reception, has ap.
pointed tho several subcommittee to
look after the people arriving over the
various railroads, as he was authorized to
do Ut q meeting o. the general committee
held q lew evenings since. Details IRON
these subcommittee arc expected 10
watch the roada to which they arc
assigned and advise the central commit.
tees OF the number Of people coming In on
the several trains and who the prominent
people are. The committees are made up
40 follows: alU
Baltimort & Ohio RailroDd ( Eat and lrtsl)
-Col. A. J.. Sweeney, Ohairman; Gov.
ernar J. J. Jacob, Col. II. B. Hubbard,
Samuel P. Norton, q. @. Peterman,
Judge g. L. Boyd, Col. N. Wilkinson, H.
P, McGregor, Capt. 0. J. Rswling.
PisJurgh Branch Of Baltimore & Ohio
Railroads.&c.. R. Tracy, Chairman; james
Waiter, Alexander Mitchell, Fl. Booae
Clemens, Myron Hubbard, Alexander
Frew, NJ. Gutman, Dr.. J. Z. Reeves, DR.,
I. Fl. Logan, Jacob kemple.
C3sreland & Pittsburgh Raiiroad--Hugo
L. Loos, Chairman Col. Tom. Norton, viii
liam |. Mcclure, Beverly Jennings, JIM
Vance, D. Gundiing, Thomas G. Britt, W,
T: Hubbard, Joseph Bell. L. Buchanan,
W. Z. Hughes. - -i.y
C'ereland, Lorraine e Eiaeeling Railroad
frank p. Mcneil, Chairman; John Bod.
Icy, PROF. J. II. Jones, Howard Hazlett,
W. L. Hearne, J. N. Confer, B. B. Dove.
ner, Ed Robertson, Lewis Wharton, D. O.
List, jr., Robert Dalzell. RI
Ohio River Railroad.-Hon. @. W. Sea.
bright, Chairman; Jacob W. Grub, s.
K. Wallace, James D. Bodley, Aug. L.
Bauer, G. B. Hart, Hui. Quarter, BENZ. y.
Allison.
Pan Handle ( Pewiky) lRaisroad.-M. R.
Wolfe, Chairman; Maj. A!onzo Loring,
J. G. Murdoch, James 3. fancy, II. Sterl-
ing, G. B. Caldwell, George Holinger,
JohhG. Hoffman, sr., 9. P. Brown, ]. V.
L. Rodgers, Msjor August Role.
Steamboat Landing Committee has not
yet been designated, but will be appoint
cd at an early day
Other members will be addel to the
above committees II 1t Is found necessary
to call them into service.
. THE SIGNAL CORPS.
Capt. Basil 7. Bowers, of New Martins,
vile, who has charge OF the arrangements
for the Signal Corps vetersns at the Re.
union. WAS up yesterday. He is able to
promise an interesting feature Of the Re.
union from the signal service. Among
those whom he has invited and who hsve
accepted are Capt. (Gov.)J. B. Foraker,
Of Ohio, Prof. Martin r. Audrews, OF
Marietta College, Prof. J. NJ. sewell, Of
franklin College, New Athens, Ohio,
Hon. Samuel Hills, Of Baruesville, Cant,
Edmund II. Russell, Of Pittsburgh, for.
merly coipmsndant Of the United States
signal camp of instructions at Gsorgetow WI,
u. O., and humorous others OF more or
less prominence. a.a .55t.a
The Chief Signal officer OF the War De.
partment has sent to Capt. Bogera full
signal kit, embracing all the flags and
other parphernalia used. With these the
Signal veterans will make great show in
the parade, and they will al5o exemplify
the work as done during the war.
LIGHTING THE GROUNDS.
A force OF men was put to work yester.
day laying pipes in the Fair grounds for
the natural gas that is to be used in the
illumination at night. The tent will be
lighted mp by four big natural gas burners
such as is used in front OF the office OF the
Wheeling Natural Gas Company's Office
in Public Building square. These arc
equal TO an electric light and will nicely
illumine the place. Outside the tent
there will bs a half dozen stand pipes,
many with revolving arms, out of which
will flow huge sheets Of Weddings won
derful fuel. .-'il llse.. 80 y, +
The three centre poles that are to support
the big tent were raised yesterday and
thoroughly guyed in the position in which
they are to stand. The canvass was also
spread out in the shape in which it ia to
be raised on the poles, and that work
would have bsen finished bnt for the
heavy rain. The canvass top will be up
by this evening, and by Thursday morn
ing everything will be in readiness for the
carpenters to commence the work Of seat.
ing the place. A good substantial stage
will be built for the accommodation Of
speakers, bands, orchestra, choriats, the
press and distinguished guests. 10
" THE REHEARsALs.
The rehearaals OF the male chorus held
at M~unerchor hall last evening was
largely attended. There were fully lo5
members Of the various singing societies
present besides several other singers.
Professor Was conducted. "America" and
several other patriotic songs were gone
over. The concert on Wednesday night
will be q splendid feature. Another re-
hearsal will be held tomorrow evening at
Germania hall, which Prof. Arhenz will
conduct, Rehearsals with the orcheatra
will commence in few days. The male
chorus will probably number $50 the night
Of the concert. ggt.g8s g,2..'Ss;,f - :.
Another rehearsal OF the children's cho.
rus will be held at 10 o'clock this morn
ing at Arion hall. Professors Was and
Arbenz will have charge. A full attend.
ance Of the children is urged. Every
child Is invited and the desire is to have
at least 500 accept this invitation, A
prompt attendance is urged. ,s7.
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
b.. D. D.
The Trades Display Committee held
another meeting last evening at the Office
of Augustus Pollack, it's chairman. Re.
porte we're received that indicate to a Ger.
tainty that therewill be over one hundred
vehicles in the parade on Thursday,
Trades Display day, representing at least
one hundred separate and Distinct exhib.
its. Theirs will also bs four or five
brass bands and several drum corps in the
line. The draymen are talking about 80.
pearing in the parade as body with their
draws and horaea nicalv decoratad und